Nature Therapy Walk

NOTE: This is a Baltimore City Rec & Parks event  taking place in the park.

Tap into your senses and settle into the present moment while surrounded by nature. Participate in collective liberation through a nature immersive experience facilitated by BCRP's certified nature therapy guide. The walk is no longer than 1/4 mile in length on gentle terrain. Ages 13+ accompanied by an adult.

Registration is required.  Sign up with BCRP here. 

• Meet at the Trail house 1920 Eagle Drive
• Park in the lot off of Windsor Mill Drive and walk past the tennis courts.
• Restrooms inside the trail house will be available, so feel free to arrive early and make use of them

How it works

Nature Therapy supports healing and wellness through immersion in forests and other natural environments. Nature Therapy is inspired by the Japanese practice of Shinrin-Yoku, which translates to "forest bathing." Studies have demonstrated a wide array of health benefits, especially in the cardiovascular and immune systems, and for stabilizing and improving mood and cognition. What happens when people remember that we are a part of nature, not separate from it, and are related to all other beings in fundamental ways?

Every guided walk is an act of power and beauty, cultivating deep connections with transformational impacts on people and nature. Your guide aims to nurture heart-centered relationships between all peoples and the more-than-human world of nature.

A guide offers an invitation to connect with nature through the senses. Bringing awareness to our human senses can help us become present in the moment. Participants can expect a slow saunter through their environment with opportunities to share with others what they are noticing. Walks are a short distance over natural surfaces and gentle terrain.

Nature Therapy is a practice. It is open-ended; there is no prescription for what a person "should" experience, or what benefits they "should" receive. Instead, it is a practice of developing a deepening relationship of reciprocity, in which the forest and the practitioner find a way to work together that supports the wholeness and wellness of each. During a guided walk with BCRP TreeBaltimore, the guide's clearly defined sequence of events provide structure to the experience, while embracing the many opportunities for creativity and serendipity offered by the forest and the individual inspiration of each guide.